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| 1. | [ verb ] propose a payment; as at sales or auctions | |
| Synonyms: | offer tender | |
| Examples: | "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" |
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| Related terms: | subscribe overbid underbid by-bid underbid outbid auction offer bidder bargain bargain | |
| 2. | [ verb ] ask for or request earnestly | |
| Synonyms: | beseech press adjure conjure entreat | |
| Examples: | "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" |
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| Related terms: | plead adjuration | |
| 3. | [ verb ] invoke upon | |
| Synonyms: | wish | |
| Examples: | "wish you a nice evening" "bid farewell" |
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| Related terms: | greet congratulate regard | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | |
| Synonyms: | command bidding dictation | |
| Related terms: | speech_act order commandment injunction commission open_sesame behest countermand command dictate | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (bridge,games) make a demand in card games, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands | |
| Synonyms: | call | |
| Examples: | "He called his trump" |
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| Related terms: | play underbid preempt outcall outbid overbid raise double card_game bidder | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an attempt to get something | |
| Synonyms: | play | |
| Examples: | "they made a futile play for power" "he made a bid to gain attention" |
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| Related terms: | attempt | |
| 7. | [ verb ] make a serious effort to attain something | |
| Examples: | "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population" |
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| Related terms: | seek | |
| 8. | [ verb ] ask someone in a friendly way to do something | |
| Synonyms: | invite | |
| Related terms: | request challenge tempt bidding | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a formal proposal to buy at a specified price | |
| Synonyms: | tender | |
| Related terms: | offer overbid buyout_bid offer tender | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make | |
| Synonyms: | bidding | |
| Related terms: | statement declaration contract takeout overbid preemptive_bid bridge | |
| Similar spelling: |
bide Bida Biddy bit bitt bite bitty Bitto biota |
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